Instructional Video12:51
Crash Course

Biology Before Darwin: Crash Course History of Science #19

9th - 12th Standards
When did biology become a proper science? Travel back in time to the evolution of natural history during part 19 in an ongoing History of Science series. Pupils discover early pioneers in the study of plants and animals, the birth of...
Instructional Video12:16
Crash Course

The New Anatomy: Crash Course History of Science #15

9th - 12th Standards
How did scientists move beyond the medical ideas of Galen? Dissect the past with the 15th installment in a History of Science video series. Topics include Vesalius' dissections, the microscope, and mapping the human body.
Instructional Video2:14
PBS

Seasonal Science: Asian Tiger Mosquito

6th - 8th Standards
Most people find mosquitoes merely annoying, but can they also be deadly? The Seasonal Science series introduces the Asian Tiger Mosquito, one of the most troublesome mosquitoes in the world. The narrator details the viruses the pests...
Instructional Video4:04
Deep Look

A Real Alien Invasion Is Coming to a Palm Tree Near You

6th - 12th Standards
What happens when you plant large numbers of non-native trees in an area? Well, sometimes it attracts the wrong kind of attention! Meet the South American palm weevil, an insect that spends its entire life cycle destroying palm...
Instructional Video3:20
Deep Look

The Ladybug Love-In: A Valentine's Special

9th - 12th Standards
Ladybugs live alone most of the year but gather together for winter. An informative video explains that this gathering serves two purposes: mating and hibernating. 
Instructional Video5:07
SciShow

Wasp Nests and Bee Hives

9th - 12th Standards
It turns out that wasps and bees have a lot more in common that the word ouch! Junior entomologists explore the similarities and differences between flying, stinging insects with the 136th installment in a 143-part series of science...
Instructional Video3:31
Curated OER

Life Cycle of a Dragonfly

4th - 8th
Did you know that dragonflies don't go through complete metamorphosis, but rather a series of nymph stages? View this video to find out what life is like for a dragonfly from egg to adult! You'll learn all you need to know. A good video...
Instructional Video1:44
Curated OER

Dragonfly Metamorphosis

1st - 5th
Nothing is stranger and more fascinating than witnessing the emergence of an insect. Watch as a dragonfly breaks free from its hardened chrysalis and takes flight. Kids are sure to find this clip very interesting.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Metamorphosis: How Frogs, Dragonfiles & Butterflies Grow

3rd - 8th
All animals develop and grow over time. The animals in this video segment, however, undergo very dramatic changes on their way to adulthood--a developmental process known as metamorphosis. [4:45]